COASTGUARD officials were called out after a tent was spotted on a Purbeck cliff-top as temperatures dropped.
A HOMELESS man found dead at a high street bank has been named as efforts are made to find his family.
A MAGISTRATE who made an “ageist comment” to a colleague has been reprimanded.
A MAN who lives with nine fully-sized plastic dolls at his Dorset home took a dead sheep and deer into his bedroom, a court heard on Friday.
A POACHER who once tore the head off a wood pigeon has appeared back in the dock for breaching a court order.
A detective constable dismissed without notice after groping a woman in the kitchen of her home won’t be the subject of any criminal charges, it has been confirmed.
THE family of a hairdresser murdered by her abusive ex-partner have urged anyone affected by domestic violence to seek help.
A DRIVER who had been banned from the roads has appeared before the courts after he was caught hitting speeds of 85 miles per hour on the A35.
THOUSANDS of people have been caught out by new average speed cameras in the east of the county – and officials are considering installing more of the cameras elsewhere in Dorset.
A DRIVER killed a dad-of-four in a crash when he attempted to shepherd a loose dog into a driveway using his lorry, a court heard this week.
